💰 World’s Richest Person by Year:

2007 – 🇺🇸 Warren Buffett ($62 bn)
2008 – 🇺🇸 Bill Gates ($40 bn)
2009 – 🇲🇽 Carlos Slim ($53.5 bn)
2010 – 🇲🇽 Carlos Slim ($74 bn)
2011 – 🇲🇽 Carlos Slim ($69 bn)
2012 – 🇲🇽 Carlos Slim ($73 bn)
2013 – 🇺🇸 Bill Gates ($76 bn)
2014 – 🇺🇸 Bill Gates ($79.2 bn)
2015 – 🇺🇸 Bill Gates ($86 bn)
2016 – 🇺🇸 Jeff Bezos ($112 bn)
2017 – 🇺🇸 Jeff Bezos ($131 bn)
2018 – 🇺🇸 Jeff Bezos ($113 bn)
2019 – 🇺🇸 Jeff Bezos ($177 bn)
2020 – 🇺🇸 Elon Musk ($264 bn)
2021 – 🇫🇷 Bernard Arnault ($233 bn)
2022 – 🇫🇷 Bernard Arnault ($238 bn)
2023 – 🇺🇸 Elon Musk ($342 bn)
2024 – 🇺🇸 Elon Musk ($400 bn)